Dr. Robert Mittendorff featured in the San Francisco Business Times

Dr. Robert Mittendorff, partner at Norwest Venture Partners and emergency doctor at Kaiser Permanente, said there’s a real worry the regulatory changes won’t be permanent, especially on the reimbursement side, and if “it’s not permanent, we will see a retreat, and the access for telemedical services will go down.”

“It is absolutely critical that insurance covers at or near parity for the amount of time a physician spends,” Mittendorff said. “You just can’t shirk that if you want to maintain this level of virtual care.”

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